Cultural Heritage of Kashmir

Cultural
heritage of Kashmir is as multi-dimensional as the
variegated backdrop of its physical exuberance
which has nursed and inspired it all along. Its
sanctity and evergreen stature can be conveniently
inferred from the chaste shimmering snow, with its
virgin demeanor from top to toe, adorning the
towering peaks of its mountainous periphery.
Mellowing kisses of the sun endow these summits
with a rosy blush lending perennial health to our
warbling brooks, roaring waterfalls and sedate and
solemn lakes. To crown all, this very nectarine
glow has most meaningfully groomed our mental
attitude to glean unity amidst seeming diversity.

Culture is always in a
flux and ferment. It is a non-stop mental journey
with no mile-posts to cool its heels upon. It is,
precisely speaking, the cumulative expression of
the values enshrined in the heart-beats of the
denizens of this Happy Valley. The irresistible
stamp of Buddhist compassion, Hindu tolerance and
Muslim Zest for life is most unmistakably
discernible from the attainments of Kashmiri mind
and intellect.

In the foregoing
web pages, we have made a humble attempt to
portray this very salient trait of our culture.

Books on
Culture
The
extremely awful and shocking experience of Kashmiri Pandits has given birth to a different
kind of
authors and analysts. Their books, some of them
already published, is the result of their firsthand
experience, as well as their revised opinions and
rethinking on many vital subjects that deeply
concern and influence our contemporary life. >>>

Folk
Tales from KashmirNINE
hundred years ago a remarkable collection of
stories called Kathasaritsagara, the ''Ocean of
Stories", was produced in Kashmir. Somadeva,
its author, is said to have included in this
tome many stories which he had heard from others
and which, in fact, had their origin in
folk-literature. >>>

Kashmiri Overseas Association, Inc. (KOA) is a 501c(3) non-profit, tax-exempt socio-cultural organization registered in Maryland, USA. Its purpose is to protect, preserve, and promote Kashmiri ethnic and socio-cultural heritage, to promote and celebrate festivals, and to provide financial assistance to the needy and deserving.